Alumni Re Live Their Fraternity Experience
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(i>) Annual report issue '"'.>s_,g,~ e 200 years of freedom & fraternity COMMENT CONTENTS Vol. 87 No. 1 Sept. 1976 4. Annual report for 1975-76 A puzzling year. 12. What n KA 's coat-of-arms means The crest described in Heraldry; Heraldry described in English. 16. What nKA means to me 12 famous alumni re live their fraternity experience. By Jerry Reel individual to know himself and 30. The envoy of America President understand his peers. Built onto Diplomat Wayne that foundation are a series of Fisher profiled. Our Fraternity defines its excellent activities, specific 44. Remaking the grade objectives in two documents, the training for Fraternity office, Gradeflation is Preamble and the Constitution. development of chapter gobbling up the old All of us are more than familiar interrelationships, aid to the Greek gimmick. with the Preamble, the phrases alumnus who seeks employment, of which point to friendship, programs of travel and insurance. mutual benefit and individual But the first objective named, interests; but, few of us recall the educational and literary Departments: the equally important words of activities, is too often left 2. Comment 3. Forum 25. Alum the Constitution (Article I, undone. The Memorial ni 32. History 34. Contributors Section 2). Therein the Foundation has created a series 47. Update objectives of the Fraternity are of programs, including declared to be three-fold. First, recognition of individual the advancement of the academic excellence, reward for Editor: R. John Kaegi, educational and literary interests rn chapter academic excellence, Copy Editor: Renee Pierucci of the members; second, the and scholarships and loans. promotion of social intercourse; The Fraternity, however, has and third, the maintenance of a had great difficulty in addressing high standard of life and the educational objective. Shield & Diamond is an educational happiness for the members. journal published by the Pi Kappa It is my belief that no greater Alpha Fraternity, 577 University, To the new member the second long-range problem faces our Memphis, Tn. 38112, five times per objective, that of social Fraternity than the translation year I Manuscripts are invited I intercourse, appears most of each of the three objectives Changes of address should be reported important. It is certainly visible into rewarding, pragmatic promptly to the editor, giving full name, chapter, old and new address I signs of the Fraternity whether programs. Then, and only then, that social intercourse be dinner Undergraduat~s' copies are sent to can that great Latin word, their home address I Second Class at the house, a party with a band, fraternitas, belong to us. postage paid at Memphis, Tn . or an all-hours discussion session. It is important, however, that social intercourse transcend Postmaster: Send change of address on the peer group, that it reaches Form 3579 to 577 University, Mem out to touch the alumnus, the phis, Tn. 38U2. parents and the many friends of ' the Fraternity. Otherwise such a social life loses substance. Cover: Sketches provided by Brother The third named objective is Don Reynolds, E<I> (Central Arkansas). being addressed now in a way that shows commitment. At its base lies the Leadership Training Program, designed to assist the COUIOI N.ATIINrTY-· IOfTOti.S ASSOCI.AnoN FORUM Life after death the members of the Pi Kappa Alpha with a total case figure of 9,000,000. Fraternity, but we also wanted you to It is called "alcoholism." I am not surprised by your recent know of this fine project. Si nee college fraternities suffer article in the March issue concerning most in the public's eye, justly or un author and fraternal brother William Faithfully yours, justly, because of their reputation as Welch. Many thousands of people are (The Rev.) J. T. Naper drinking clubs, perhaps the bold stroke now becoming interested in communi Vicar needed to cut the "Gordian Knot" - cating with the world of the dead. I, Grace Episcopal Church and kill several birds with one stone - too, believe that there is life after would be to opt some form of research death, but I strongly question whether He can write too! or education designed to help solve the the departed dead are able to com· alcohol problem. municate with the living. I believe the Very much enjoyed your two articles Thank you. living can and do communicate with in the March Shield & Dinmond. someone or something, but I do not "Fraternity" was an interesting insight Carl Portz Alumnus believe they are in touch with the into the chapter experience - it made rz departed dead. you feel like you were right in the One of the vows I can remember fraternity house. You are to be commended for bringing taking as a nKA was this, "I believe in The feature on Rick Dees, "The the issue of the sponsorship of a God." If we truly believed in this vow Mouth of the South," was thoroughly national philanthropy by Pi Kappa we were taking, it would also infer enjoyable. I would encourage more Alpha to the attention of the members that we believe in a spiritual world sur "human interest" articles of this sort. in such a factual manner. Such rounding God. The Bible gives us There are many fascinating men in sponsorship could provide much much light concerning God's spiritual Pi Kappa Alpha - and the Shield & needed assistance for organizations world, but it also gives us much light Diamond offers us an opportunity to where the emphasis is on community concerning a spiritual world in get to know them on a one-to-one assistance rather than fund raising. opposition to God. As a believer in basis. Thanks for Ed Pease's literary Might I suggest, however, that national God, I believe that I can personally contributions. I knew he was effective sponsorship and local sponsorship are communicate with him because of my in alumni affairs- it's nice to know he not mutually exclusive. Indeed local relationship with God's Son Jesus can write too! groups are often able to provide the Christ. I believe all others who try to most valuable contribution of all, communicate with the world of the Fraternally, namely their time. dead are in fact in communication Gary Sallquist In this respect I am particuularly pleased with your evaluation of the with the spiritual world in opposition ~X Alumnus and to God. Past National President Big Brothers of American program to William Jennings Bryan was right provide fatherless boys with adult when he said, "Destiny is not a matter com pan ionsh ip. The enthusiastic of chance, it is a matter of choice." I Philanthropies: pro & con response you received from their would like to add this thought, "Your national office and local chapter are eternal destiny is also not a matter of Was pleased to see your article about typical of the outlook and attitude chance, it is a matter of choice." the pros and cons of national philan which characterize this organization. thropies. Speaking from personal experience as Fraternally, The 1974 effort that produced a former Big Brother in Seattle, I can Joseph A. Clem $150,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy tell you that something as minor as a ~E (Chattanooga) Association was probably the most pair of tickets to watch the Sonics commendable big deal the Fraternity means a great deal to a boy in the has so far experienced to improve the program. It shows him that someone Pikes inspire congregation public image of Greeks. cared enough to let him share an The option you suggest that the experience that many of us take for The purpose of this letter is to inform Fraternity become identified as a real granted. It is an interesting coinci you of the service project recently supporter of a worthy national dence that Pi Kappa Alpha and the Big completed by members of the Pi philanthropy surely is one of the best Brothers share the same goal of Kappa Alpha Fraternity at South ways ever proposed for bringing the promoting self reliance through associ western University here in George. idea or principle of Greek societies up ation with others. town. The group in conjunction witr to date. And it is not "notoriety" that Fraternally, members of the Zeta Tau Alpha soror· is wanted or being pursued. It is rather Gary Forrest ity almost completely scraped the respect and understanding. Such Be (Cornell) exterior of the Grace Episcopal attributes have to be earned - and Church building. We had hoped to get even learned. And college is a "lear the building prepared for a new coat ning" process. Editor's note: We hoped to have room of paint by April 10. Due to the Now, if I may, perhaps I can point to run several letters received asking efforts of the above two groups we out one aspect of the table on page 7 for support for charities such as the were able to begin painting on April 3. that may escape the average casual American Diabetes Associntion and They did a good job and were a great reader. Of the twenty "disease or the American Cancer Society in re inspiration to members of the local handicap" classifications listed in the sponse to our March issue article congregation. order of their estimated prevalence, "Brother, can ya spare a grand?"Their My special thanks and those of the only one of these is entirely man letters were too long and our space congregation have been conveyed to made. And it ranks third in occurrence too tight to oblige. 3 s we begin our second century, we are caught up in the Bicen TOP 10 FRATERNITIE (by number of chapter ) tennial spirit and the contem plations which follow.